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Are you an idiot that can`t spell?

Yes 36 38.30%
 
No 58 61.70%
 
Total:94

Eh...it's easy to make mistakes. I'm not writing a formal paper here, so if I misspell something, it is what it is. It's more important that the semantics works rather than the syntax.

Since we're on the topic of random grammar errors though...I heard someone say "for all intensive purposes" during a presentation at work the other day..and boy, did I cringe.



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The word lose has been completely replaced by loose. It's fucking irritating and I don't know why.



Ka-pi96 said:
super_etecoon said:

screen cap your keyboard.

hmm, not sure how to do that. I have got ' though, which looks like an apostrophe. Although IIRC that did funny things when used on Discord which is why I switched to using ` for apostrophes in the first place.

That's the apostrophe.  No doubt about it.  I'm sure you could use that here and the other in discord.



 

Ka-pi96 said:

Seriously? It really pisses me off. You can give some leeway to non-native speakers of course, but when native speakers do it they just look like idiots. The worst part is that lately I`ve seen a fair few games with words spelt wrong. If you`re charging money for a product maybe learn to fucking spell the words that are in? Just saw some patch notes for a game with no less than 2 mistakes in, ironically a patch claiming to fix some in game grammar mistakes too. Oh, and it`s a game from a British developer too, so they can`t even use the non-native speaker and too cheap to employ a good translator excuse.

How about some examples of common mistakes? Maybe some people will even learn how not to look like an idiot any more from this...

People using then instead of than. They`re different words. They mean different things, they are even pronounced differently. If you`re using the words more, less or rather you should almost certainly be using than with them. Example usage: I would rather play Xbox than PlayStation. I bought an ice cream and then ate it.

People using where instead of were. Again, they are different words with different meanings. Where typically refers to a place while were is a past tense. Example usage: Where is the library? Were you awake?

To/too. These are pronounced the same, but they are still different words with different meanings. To typically means towards something, while too is used for saying additional things or that there is a lot of something. Example usage: I went to the library. I bought too many games.

There/their/they`re. These too are pronounced the same, but again they mean different things. There typically refers to a place or point. Their is used to indicate possession. They`re is a shortened form of they are. Example usage: There is a polar bear. That is their Wii U. They`re unable to spell correctly.

Seriously people, stop spelling words wrong. Especially if you`re trying to present yourself as a professional company. No more games with incorrect spelling or grammar please!

 

TLDR: Stop relying on your spell checker and learn to spell things properly yourself. Just because your spell checker says the word is spelt correctly doesn`t mean that it`s the correct word!

Grammmarly found 8 errors with your post.



Ka-pi96 said:
super_etecoon said:

This in a nutshell is exactly what is going on with people who don't know how to spell a word correctly.  They just use the closest thing they can find to it instead.  

Well then maybe this thread will be the help they need to use the correct word in the future.

Of course, if anybody wants to tell me which key to press to get an apostrophe I`d appreciate the help too

Alt+39 will get you an apostrophe.



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Hiku said:

I recently informed a Vgchartz member (who shall remain nameless.... Hint: has a color in his name) that there is no such thing as "would of" or "could of".
It doesn't make any sense.

They're obviouslythinking of how "would've and could've" sounds.
But they're short for "would have" and "could have".

He didn't reply to my gracious grammar lesson.
Instead I saw him in full action saying "would of" and "could of" again in his posts a few days later.

 

The world is doomed.

Maybe he was doing it to spite you? x D 



There/their/they're. These too are pronounced the same, but again they mean different things. There typically refers to a place or point. Their is used to indicate possession. They're is a shortened form of they are. Example usage: There is a polar bear. That is their Wii U. They're unable to spell correctly.

This really pushes my botons!



Hiku said:

I recently informed a Vgchartz member (who shall remain nameless.... Hint: has a color in his name) that there is no such thing as "would of" or "could of".
It doesn't make any sense.

They're obviouslythinking of how "would've and could've" sounds.
But they're short for "would have" and "could have".

He didn't reply to my gracious grammar lesson.
Instead I saw him in full action saying "would of" and "could of" again in his posts a few days later.

 

The world is doomed.

"obviouslythinking" that's two words. "Instead". Put a comma after that. "Vgchartz" it's VGChartz.



Hiku said:
AngryLittleAlchemist said:

Maybe he was doing it to spite you? x D 

Maybe he would of responded better if you would of been kinder. 

 

 

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Ka-pi96 said:
super_etecoon said:

That's the apostrophe.  No doubt about it.  I'm sure you could use that here and the other in discord.

Well there you go then. That's my typing fixed

Outstanding!  Thanks for the thread, btw.  I hope it helps a few people fix some easy to make mistakes in their writing.